When expected starter Martin Jones mans the crease on Thursday against the Oilers, he will be making his 42nd start out of 50 games for the Sharks.
It’s been a heavy workload for Jones this season, who is second in the league in ice time with 2419 minutes, trailing only the Oilers’ Cam Talbot (2588 minutes). If he continues at his current pace, Jones will start 68-69 games before the playoffs arrive in April.
That’s too many, according to NBCSN analyst and former Sharks goalie Brian Boucher.
“It is too much,” Boucher told CSN.